04| I Never Gave Her A Choice.

"It's hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember. "

Aiden's pov.

I get off my bed and decide on getting ready for office. I couldn't really sleep on days when thoughts about Bree kept coming up.

I sigh and walk into the shower. I take off my clothes and stand under the shower while taking the support of the wall using my hand.

I close my eyes trying to relax. Her beautiful smiling face flashes my mind. Every memory was as clear as fresh paint.

She made everything better and I just made everything worse or disastrous. All she ever asked me was to not leave her but I did.

Maybe I left myself right there with her . I never gave her a choice and that is my mistake.

As much as I wanted to see her , I didn't have the courage to face her. She would be hating me to the core and I can't blame her for that.

Sooner or later I'm going to have to face her with a bussiness deal but I don't know if I'm ready for that.

I still remember how shattered she looked when I told her that I didn't want her anymore.

She didn't cry that day and I doubt if she would've after that . The pain I've caused in her heart is not something that she could cry out and let go.

It was my choice that ruined something precious that I've ever had. If I wouldn't have decided to go by father's will then I would have married her by now.

In these six years , I never had the courage to look at her in the eye. She stays just streets away from me but our hearts are a million miles away from each other.

I turn off the shower and wrap a towel around my waist. I brush my teeth before walking out of the bathroom. I walk up to my bed to see my clothes for today, lying there.

My mom does that every morning. I wear my clothes and leave the tie hanging around my neck so that my mom could tie it up for me. I put on my shoes that were neatly polished.

I take my phone and walk down the stairs. Cole called me last night and left messages.

I decide on calling him up than going through the messages and dial his number on the speed dial.

One ring

Two rings

Three rings

Four rings

And he finally takes the call. "Morning Aiden, " he says.

"Morning Cole. I'm sorry I didn't see your calls last night. What did you want to talk about?" I ask him.

"It's some good news man," he says and I could imagine him grinning at the moment .

"What is it?" I ask him as I walk into the living room.

"Since you'll be heading to the office in sometime, I would tell you everything there." He says and I sigh.

"Okay. I'll be in office within two hours," I tell him and he hangs up on the call.

"Good morning mom," I say and my mom looks up from the news paper she's reading with a smile.

"Good morning son. You look handsome," she says standing up and walks up to me.

I smile at my mom as she fixes my tie. Today my mom is right in front of my eyes because of Bree. If she wouldn't have saved her the day my mom had a concussion, my mom wouldn't have been here.

"Whom are you thinking about son ?" My mom asks me with a grin plastered on her face.

"No one mom," I lie to her. Everytime I talk about Bree, my mom would just dismiss the topic. If anything, my mom should be greatful to her .

I push away all the thoughts from my mind when my mom speaks up. "Breakfast is ready Aiden, " she says leading my way to the kitchen.

There were maids all over the house with different kinds of jobs. My room is neatly settled to perfection by the time I'm back home from office.

My mom goes into the kitchen to get breakfast for me while I take a seat. I wonder what Cole wanted to tell me.

My mom comes up with our maid behind her and sits down next to me as the maid starts serving us pancakes.

I start eating but she keeps coming to my mind. Whenever I stayed at her place, she used to make pancakes for me the next morning.

I eat my food silently even though I lost my appetite. I stand up and go to wash my hands once I'm done eating.

By the time I was back in my living room , my coffee was being served .

See that's what I was talking about when I said we had maids all over our house doing different tasks.

I sip on my coffee as I sit down on the sofa. I turn on the news instead of reading the news paper.

Why is it hard for me to move on?

I know the answer.

Cause I'm guilty of leaving her.

Cause I still love her and I know that I can never love anyone as much as I love her.

Why is getting through a day so hard?

Cause everything reminds me of her.

How can I ever forget a person who gave me so much to remember?

I've got no answer for that.

I stand up and place the coffee mug on the table before going into my mom's study room.

I slowly push the door and it creeks, getting my mom's attention.

"I'm leaving mom," I say with a smile.

"You're coming for lunch ,right?" My mom asks me.

"I'm going to eat out with Cole today," I inform her .

"Okay Aiden. Take care ," she says and kisses me on my cheek which I return.

I walk out and my mom helps me put on my suit. I bid her goodbye before walking out of the house .

I walk up to my car and the driver opens the door for me. I take a seat before he closes it again.

"Office," I tell the driver as he gets into the drivers seat and he nods.

I unlock my phone and go to the gallery for our photo. This was how my day always started.

Her gorgeous face next to mine pops up. She looks so happy in this picture and that's what I ruined.

I changed my number and any other way she could contact me through after I left Washington.

I lock my phone and shove it back into my pocket as I could see my company building coming into view.

I take a deep breath as we enter the gates of our company. I'm not nervous but I'm just preparing myself for the day that would hopefully not involve her.

The driver parks the car infornt of the building and comes around to open my door.

I get out and start walking into the building. My employees greet me and I greet them back with a smile and 'good morning '.

I walk into my office and take of my tie as I start feeling suffocated. I unbutton two buttons of my shirt before taking a seat.

Mr. McCallister enters my office with a bunch of files. Someones got to get to work.

If you're wondering who it is then it's me.

"Good morning Mr. Waters, " he says with a warm smile.

"Good morning Mr. McCallister, " I reply smiling .

"Is Mr. Grayson here yet?" I ask him.

"He's here ," he says and I nod.

"These are the files for all the project requests from different companies, " he says placing about seven files on my table.

"Okay and did I get any calls last evening? " I ask him taking the first file and pen.

" No sir," he confirms.

"Okay. Thank you Mr. McCallister," I say and he leaves my office.

I start going through the files , one by one. None of them got my interest but I had to read them atleast once .

I sigh and continue going through the files. A knock on the door interrupts me and I oak up to see Cole enter.

"Hey Aiden, " he says with a huge grin plastered across his face.

"Hey man," I say smiling back as he takes a seat.

"So what were you going to tell me?" I ask him , closing the files and keeping it aside.

"It's something really good and important," he says.

I'm literally frustrated at the moment. Why can't he just say it?

I know the answer.

Cause he's Cole Grayson.

"Cole just say it ," I ask him again.

"I spoke to Jackson Adams yesterday and his company are giving us a chance. We've got a meeting with them on tuesday," he says and my eyes widen for a moment but I maintain my posture.

"That's great news," I say with a huge fake smile and Cole comes around to hug me.

I'm going to see her . I'm going to face the girl I love in less than a week.

Cole leaves my office once his phone starts ringing and I take a seat.

How will I ever face her? What would she think of me?

I close my eyes and rub my face with my palms. I never told her what I felt for her.

Three words were left unsaid for six unseen years.